The eight hundred and nineteenth palm is advancing by retreating

Zheng Qiu has also been up and down in the Great Sui Navy Army for many years, and was once the fourth-ranked outstanding talent at the end of the Yanwu Academy, and was written into the Chucai Record by Emperor Zhenzong, but his career was quite bumpy. Zhenzong's mobilization of troops against the Shang State during the Zhenzong period was the beginning of his career, and he was directly promoted from the position of a five-rank general to a four-rank general. However, because of the discord with the previous general of the water division, all the later military exploits were suppressed, and he was contemptuous of the commander's attack, and after the destruction of Shang, he was transferred from the water division to serve as the general of the provincial government in the local area.

According to the official system of the Great Sui, the general of the provincial government is the first person under the governors of each province, and he has almost reached the peak of the official position of military general. But during the Taiping period, the provincial general was simply a fictitious position, and he had no real power under the governors of various provinces. Every day, he was mediocre and idle, and he looked at the face of the Governor.

Zheng Qiu thought that his official fortune would end here, and he might have a chance to be promoted to governor in another twenty years, but the chance was slim.

But after Emperor Yang Yi ascended the throne, his fate changed again.

Yang Yi reappointed the general of the sailor, promoted Wang Yiqu, and recommended Zheng Qiu to Emperor Tianyou, and Yang Yi immediately ordered to appoint Zheng Qiu as the commander of the Tenglong ship. You must know that there is already a convention among the sailors, and whoever commands the dragon ship will inevitably be the first choice for the general of the navy division in the future. This is how Wang Yiqu went up, and Wang Yiqu also went up in this way.

When he received the will, Zheng Qiu was ecstatic. Although he was changed from a Taoist general to a commander of the dragon ship, he was reduced by half a level in terms of rank, and from the third rank to the fourth grade, but everyone knows which weight is heavier. The Daofu general may not be able to rise one step further if he stays up for another twenty years, but the commander of the Tenglong ship is equivalent to the deputy marshal of the naval division, and there are at least tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, which is a real soldier.

Zheng Qiu waited for more than ten years, and saw that Wang Yiqu was about to reach the age when he had to ask for a decree to return to his hometown, but Da Sui was in chaos. Wang Yiqu rebelled in the northwest, intercepted and killed Emperor Tianyou, and forcibly took the sailors and Gao Kaitai to occupy Hedong Road. Zheng Qiuzhi said that he had no chance to become the general of the Navy Division again.

Later, when Luo Yao invited him to come to Yongjun, he also hesitated. Although Luo Yao was strong at that time, after all, he carried the word traitor on his back. For a person like him, as long as he relies on the past, this is the imprint of eternal life and eternity, and there will be a mark about him left in the history books, which can never be erased.

In the end, he decided to take refuge in Luo Yao because of his disappointment with the imperial court.

When Luo Yao was still there, Zheng Qiu's status among General Luo was actually not low, and he looked more prominent than the Ten Masters of Luomen. At least Luo Yao gave him enough face, and deliberately showed his status everywhere in front of people, for this, Zheng Qiu was quite grateful to Luo Yao.

Later, Luo Yao died inexplicably, and Luo Tu inherited General Luo. From that moment on, the future of the sailor became confused again.

The Dahong River is one hundred and sixty miles away from Liuzhou, but four days is enough time for news to pass through Liuzhou. Luo Tu set up an ambush on Tengnuo Mountain and annihilated more than 10,000 men and horses of Muli's subordinates. This matter only reached the water division yesterday afternoon, who would have thought that Mu Li would dare to appear outside the water division blatantly today.

Zheng Qiu glanced at Mu Li, and after being silent for a while, he said, "General Mu...... It's rumored that you've died in battle, isn't that a good thing for you? Now that you're dead, why bother showing up again? It is much wiser to leave a foreign country by means of this, whether in seclusion or in the presence of others, than if you came to see me to-day. ”

Mu Li smiled and said, "Thank you General Zheng for being so direct, if I make any detours, I won't be able to speak." ”

He took a sip of tea: "General Zheng knows what Lu Dao, why does Luo Tu want to kill me?" ”

Zheng Qiu shook his head: "I don't know the Dao, and I don't want to know the Dao." If General Mu comes to ask for help, I am willing to fund General Mu with some silver taels and give you a good horse. I'll just treat you as if you've never been here, and the people below me won't leak your whereabouts, and I still have this confidence in the people of the water master. ”

"Even if I am down, ...... again"

Mu Li shook his head and smiled: "I won't be bold enough to come to you to ask for a few taels of silver, my martial arts are not too good, but I won't be stumped by the silver." I'm not here to save myself, I'm here to save you, General Zheng. ”

"Oh?"

Zheng Qiu couldn't help but smile: "It's already come to this point, why should General Mu still pretend." If you come to persuade me to betray the prince, then you should save your saliva. I didn't take you down and send you to Liuzhou immediately, I was already thinking of the friendship of my colleagues in the past, and if you say anything nonsense, I can't guarantee that I won't change my mind. ”

"General Wood...... Let's go. ”

Zuo Mingciao, who was sitting under Mu Li, couldn't help but shake his head: "You have the heart to save him, but he begged for death by himself, this kind of person can't save him." You and I are also in vain here, so it is better to set off early and rush back to Huangyang Road. In contrast, other people's lives are ultimately less important than their own futures. If we go fast, we can reach Xinyang City in a month and a half. ”

"Huangyang Dao?"

Zheng Qiu's face changed suddenly, and he glanced at Zuo Mingcicada: "This ...... What do you call it? ”

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Zuo Mingcian stood up and hugged his fists: "Since General Mu is also blunt to you, I won't hide anything." I am a small scout lieutenant in the Black Flag Army, and I was ordered by my lord to be responsible for discussing with General Mu about the surrender, but unfortunately, because some things were exposed, there was the bloody battle a few days ago. ”

He glanced at Mu Li, this was the two of them discussing the good rhetoric. If Zuo Mingcian said that he was just passing by and happened to save Mu Li, then Zheng Qiu might not believe that he was a member of the Black Flag Army. Even if he believed it, he wouldn't believe that Mu Li had already made contact with the Black Flag Army. For someone like Zheng Qiu, if Mu Li wanted to convince him, he had to pretend that he had already been in contact with the Black Flag Army.

"Speaking of which, I blame me too."

Zuo Mingcian sighed and said: "It's me who underestimated Luo Tu's ambitions, I thought that as long as I could hide Luo Tu, I would be able to take the opportunity of training troops outside the city to lead General Mu's men to Huangyang Road." Pity...... Luo Tu had long had the intention of killing General Mu, but I didn't think enough about it, but this also reminded me and General Mu of one thing, so I rushed to the water division to ask for General Zheng. ”

He asked, "General Zheng may have guessed, what did General Mu and I remember?" ”

Zheng Qiu's heart was shocked, and he vaguely guessed something but didn't say it.

Mu Li said: "Didn't General Zheng see that Luo Tu had killed a lot of people these days?" The old men in the army are basically dead. Luo Tu has opened a killing ring in order to completely control the army, yesterday it was someone else, today it is me, who is it tomorrow? As far as I know, Luo Tu doesn't seem to be very relieved that General Zheng is in charge of the water division, right? ”

"Isn't it good to speculate on other people's minds like this?"

Zheng Qiudao.

"All I know is the way!"

Mu Li said loudly: "If I had figured out these things earlier, the more than 10,000 sons under my command would not have died tragically!" If I hadn't always had hope for Luo Tu, I wouldn't have come to this point! ”

Zheng Qiu opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Zuo Mingcian pulled Mu Li, smiled and said, "We just came to remind General Zheng with good intentions, don't offend people because of good intentions." Since we have already mentioned this matter, it will be considered that we have fulfilled our intentions, General Mu, let's go. While Luo Tu has not found this place, let's take the road from the Dahong River to the north into the Yangtze River, and take the waterway to Xinyang City. Less than a year ago, my lord had already breached Xinyang, and it is now safe. ”

He pulled Mu Li and said, "My family master is preparing for the construction of a water division, and General Duan Zheng is in charge of this matter in the Black Flag Army. It's just a little overwhelming...... My lord should have destroyed Nanyan at this time, and before I came, General Duan Zheng was ordered to go to Nanyan to take over the sailors, and then Nanyan to take over the shipyard. But Huangyang Road has also built a shipyard, and no one is staring at ...... yet."

Mu Li nodded, and then hugged his fist towards Zheng Qiu: "It's that I'm too anxious, let's stop this matter." Actually, I still came to General Zheng, can you give us a boat? Luo Tu has placed men on the west side, and it will be difficult for us to get through by land. ”

"This ......"

Zheng Qiu's face kept changing, and he subconsciously glanced at Zuo Mingciao, but Zuo Mingcia didn't look at him, and lowered his head to play with the cup in his hand.

"The boat is not a problem."

Zheng Qiu was silent for a while and then said, "However, since General Mu is leaving, I still have to send one away." I'll send someone to prepare a banquet first, and it's not too late to leave when I'm full, right? I'll order someone to prepare a fast boat, and arrange dozens of sturdy sailors to send you to the Yangtze River ferry, and then you can hire a boat to go west. ”

"No......"

Zuo Mingcia pulled Mu Li and whispered something in his ear, Mu Li nodded: "Don't bother General Zheng, let's leave." ”

After saying that, he turned around and was about to walk out, but Zuo Mingcia got up and followed.

When the two of them walked to the door, a person came in hurriedly outside and almost bumped into it, the person's face was a little unsightly, he subconsciously glanced at the two of them, and then walked over quickly and said to Zheng Qiu: "General...... Luo Tu sent someone to ask to see you! ”

Zheng Qiu's eyes lit up, and his brows jumped twice.

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Zheng Qiu personally sent the person sent by Luo Tu off the big ship, hugged his fist at the man and said, "Go back and tell the prince that I will definitely enter the city early on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival." When the time comes, I will have to ask for the prince's wine, and I have prepared some gadgets for the prince. ”

The man clenched his fists and took his leave, and as he disembarked, he looked at the boat as if he had found something, and his eyes were quite puzzled.

On the bow of the boat, Mu Li smiled and said, "That person is a cronie under Luo Tu, called Scarface." I shook it on purpose just now, this person must have seen it, this person is the most careful, although I just shook it in a trance, but he must be suspicious. Luo Tu has not been able to catch me these days, nor has he been able to see my corpse, and his heart is definitely not steady. After this person goes back, he will inevitably mention this matter to Luo Tu. ”

Zuo Ming Cicada said in his heart that this surnamed Mu is ruthless enough, so that Zheng Qiu can be dragged to his own boat worthy of the word Yin Damage.

"However, I suspect Scarface is not at ease."

Mu Li said: "You also heard it, he invited Zheng Qiu to Liuzhou, what did he say to share the wine and enjoy the bright moon...... Nine times out of ten, there is a murderous intention. ”

Zuo Mingcian said: "I see that Zheng Qiu is already moved, just a little bit!" ”

As he was talking, Zheng Qiu sent someone to invite the two of them. The two of them walked into Zheng Qiu's study again, and Zheng Qiu had already sent someone to prepare the meal.

The three of them chatted while eating, Zheng Qiu led the topic to the Black Flag Army several times, and Zuo Mingcia pretended not to understand Gu left and right about him, the more this happened, the more itchy Zheng Qiu's heart became.

Just as the three of them were eating, someone in the water quietly approached the dragon ship. The man was breathing with a thin reed tube in his mouth, and he had been sneaking underwater. When he reached the side of the boat, he cautiously poked his head out, pressed his hands on the boat, and climbed up like a gecko!

When he got on the boat, he avoided the guards and made his way to the outside of the study. I listened attentively, and happened to hear Mu Li speak. The man's eyes changed, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Then he immediately left, moving lightly without making a sound.

Zuo Mingciao, who was holding a glass of wine, glanced outside, and the corners of his mouth were hooked into a smile.